Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-18
HARTFORD, Feb. IF.

session for several hours to day and discussed
 among themselves the advisability of recom-
 mending weekly payment bill and the re- peal of the factorizing bill. The committee
 voted unanimously to recommend a com pulsory weekly payment bill, and it voted to
 recommend the repeal of the factorizing bill,
 as correctly predicted in the COURIER yester- day. The report will probably be made to the House tomorrow. The compulsory
 weekly payment bill to be recommended by
 the committee allows a leeway of six, eight or
 ten days. As the committee is made up largely of 8 labor element their action will
 cause no surprise. They gave lengthy and
 highly interesting hearing on both bills and
 were fully enlightened and capable to give | an honest and impartial decision. After the executive session hearing took place on the
 bill concerning the inspection of factories. | The bill introduced by Representative King | was advocated by himself and others
 The county commissioners investigation 1 committee had hearing of charges against l Holland county commissioners this afternoon. l At the last hearing of the committee on the | subject three liquor dealers testified that the 1 commissioners had collected two dollars for making out their bonds, but $1.5) had been I returned when Commissioner Hutchins, the l new member, came in. Commissioner
 Walker, who was appointed in 1885, stated that he had charged two dollars for making out the bonds, but had returned $1 50 in each case MT. Walker was asked if the l commissioners had made an annual pub l lished statement in 6 county paper. He l Ir1i 1ia1f fhotfh fhov hol Tooo he of New Haven, said that the commissioners of New Haven county had published annual | ly report. MT. Walker said he had charged | for his expenses in attending the annual | meeting of the county commissioners of the State. After more testimony on the part of | Commissioners Hutchinson, Walker and Ja- | cobs of minor importance an adjournment was taken.
 The House resolution authorizing the pur- | chase of histories of Connecticut regiments l was given hearing by the committee on | military affairs. Several interested parties appeared in favor of it. Colonel White, of New Haven, and Senator Lucas were among those who advocated the bill. The House resolution concerning the trip of the Second regiment c. N. G. to Washington was booked for a hearing before this committee this af- | ternoon, but the committee was notified that the petition had been withdrawn.
 The judiciary committee room was crowd l ed with spectators this afternoon. The influx was caused by the hearing petitions con- | cernIng protection of women. The main bill
 heard was one which provided that any male
 person over fourteen years of age having in
 tercourse by force with any female over four
 teen shall be liable to State prison for life.
 The lowest penalty to be affixed is thrss years. An amendment was offered to this
 bill making the age in both cases sixteen and the age of consent of the girl | at eighteen years. The bill was intro. | duced by the Women's Christian Tem- | perance union of the State, and the president of the State unions, Mrs. Forbes, appeared l and advocated the bill Others who wanted the bill were Mrs. Smith, city mis- | sionary of Hartford, Judge Dimock of Man l chester, the Rev. G. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. G. | M. Stone of Hartford, the Rev. MT. La Roche of South Manchester, Col. Jacob L. Greene | and the Rev. Dr. Twitchell of Hartford. Prof. l Johnson T. Platt of New Haven, was the only | one who appeared in opposition. Another | clause provided thatIany girl wno is ravishedby l violence. and shall not communicate the fact 1 to public officer before twelve months from | the time of the committal of the act, shall be ! liable to fine. The committee on railroads met this afternoon intending to have hear l ing on the bill providing for two and one | half cent fares on certain roads. Senator | Mapl s. who introduced the bill, did not ap- pear and the committee adjourned. Next l Tuesday afternoon the petition of the Con- solidated road for a new bridge over the Con necticut river at Say brook will be heard, and | will in all probability be recom- | mended. On Wednesday afternoon | the committee will hear the reports of the telegraph and telephone companies | The commitIee:on contested elections held a short hearing and heard arguments on the
 Bethlehem contested election case. The
 committee on interpretations heard bills rela-
 tive to the taxation of the property of eccle-
 siastical societies. The main bill provided
 that all real estate of these societies above $25, ,000 be subject to taxation. Another
 bill provided for the exemption of real and
 personal property combined to the same amount. The real object as brought out in
 the hearing was to secure the exemption of a fund given to the Congregational society in
 Deep River. Ex-Speaker Tibbitts
 appeared in opposition after several had
 been heard in favor. The ex-Speaker
 gued in favor of continuing the present lib
 eral policy of the State. w. F. Wilcox ap- peared in behalf of the Deep River society
 and proposed 8 substitute bill exempting personal property of ecclesiastical societies, | the income of which was used for the main 1 tenance of religious worship, to the amount l of $10, ,000. This bill MT. Tibbitts cordially l endorsed, saying that he would be willing to l go further than the bill proposed and ex l empt all personal property of churches de
 voted exclusively to religious purposes; that | the question was not one of sect or denom | ination, but one that pertained to the public 1 welfare, and that the policy of encouraging 1 the churches was one that commended itself to all good citizens, no matter what might be their honest differences of religious belief.
 The committee appropriations and the | committee on federal relations held joint session in the House of Representatives this | afternoon to consider the resolution concern
 ing Connecticut's representation in the cen
 tennial celebration at Philadelphia next Sep
 tember. The Hon. Henry o. Robinson was
 the first to address the committee. He was
 heartily in favor of the appropriation. For
 nearly an hour he spoke patrioticaliy
 and eloquently. In conclusion he offered resolutions for the commiutee's consideration which provide that 8 commit tee consisting of senators to be selected by
 the Senate and representatives to be selected by the House of Representatives, together with the Lieutenant Governor and the Speak CT of the House, be and they are hereby ap- 1 pointed to join in representing the State at the centennial celebration of the adoption of the constitution by the convention of Sep tember IT, 1787. The bill for act in &C.,
 cordance with the foregoing resolution is in
 six sections. It provides that the Command
 erin chief at his discretion may designate 8
 regiment of the National Guard to join with
 
 State at the celebration; the encampnent
 of the regiment so designated is suspended,
 but they shall receive tte usual allowance
 thereof; appropriation of &, ,000 for transpor-
 tation of camp equipage, and regiment, ad-
 ditional cost to be borne by the regiment,
 the Governor and staff, the judges of the
 Superior and Supreme court, the Lieutenant
 Governor, Secretary of the State treasurer
 and com ptroller, the legislature by it's com-
 nittee and the centennial celebration com-
 missioner from this State requested to join in the representation, the State to have | their expenses. The commander-in chief
 may also direct company of Governors
 Foot Guard and a section of battery to accom- pany him to the celebration provided that l they will consent to go without any claim for services per diem or other allowances of any | sort and in that event the sum of $1 800 is appropriated to each of the said organiza- tions for the purpose aforesaid; the sum of $O,O0O, or 80 much thereof as may be re- | quired, is hereby appropriated for the pay I of %ln o.A